Former NFL Player Fights Painkiller Addiction
Former NFL player fights painkiller addiction – Former quarterback Ray Lucas started taking prescription pain pills to deal with back and neck injuries, and eventually reached the point where he was downing 800 pills a month. He talks about how his addiction began, the mindset of an addict and his decision to enter rehab.
Drug and alcohol problems in US rose by 70% over past decade: study
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Not only had the number of reported doctor visits involving drug or alcohol abuse increased from 10.6 million between 2001 and 2003 to 18 million between 2007 and 2009, the number of visits including a diagnosis of opioid painkiller abuse rose six-fold.
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Youth lead the way in painkiller abuse, UCD study says
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Americans age 15 to 27 are abusing painkillers at a rate 40 percent higher than what is expected for their age group, a sharp change from patterns of abuse in other substances such as marijuana, said Richard Miech. Miech's peer-reviewed paper is being …
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